Dixon sped around the 1.5 mile oval at a four-lap average speed of 213.956
mph (1:42.3014 sec) to secure the pole for the 200 lap race.

"It's great for our team. Hopefully we'll finish this way!" Dixon said
afterwards.

"Qualifying is a tribute to the team. The rubbing they do to make the car
faster is the best," he continued.

Dixon was followed on the timing and scoring by teammate Dan Wheldon in the
No. 10 Dallara/Honda with an average of 213.596 mph (1:16.8554 sec).

"First and second is a credit to Chip Ganassi Racing. We still have the race
and need to work hard to win," Wheldon said. "We've got very competitive
cars this weekend."

Danica Patrick picked up where she left off at Motegi by putting her car on
the inside of the second row with a speed of 213.225 mph (1:42.6519 sec)

"We arrived here in good shape," she said. "The car is well-balanced. With luck we'll get
in front of the red and white cars."

Luczo Dragon's Tomas Scheckter was fourth-quick, followed by Vision Racing's
A J Foyt IV. He was followed by teammate Ed Carpenter on the inside of row
three.

"I'm really happy," said Foyt. "Both Vision cars are going to be up front at
the start of the race. We've definitely to the cars and the team to get a win this weekend"

Roth Racing's Marty Roth put in a fleet set of four laps to qualify sixth,
just ahead of Team Penske's Helio Castroneves; while Castroneves' teammate
Ryan Briscoe and Panther Racing's Vitor Meira round out the top ten.

Andretti Green's Tony Kanaan was disappointed in his eleventh-best run:

"We didn't do a good job today," he said. "We had issues with the car all day."